Ten Bobby Valentine pictures that gained a new context with Tuesday’s big report

Summary of 9 articles · Updated Aug 15, 2012

"I feel bad that he has to have that kind of comment," Valentine said Wednesday in Baltimore. Asked about the meeting, Valentine said Tuesday, "I'm glad July is over because they are still playing for me. According to a Yahoo! Sports report, a group of Re… (more)d Sox players was highly critical of Valentine, some even stating at a July 26 meeting with team ownership that they no longer wanted to play for him. Dustin Pedroia said Tuesday that a group of Boston Red Sox players met with team ownership in late July, but denied a report that players called for a change to be made at manager. Though the manager has survived the late July mutiny attempt due to ownership's continued support, it's hard to picture a scenario in which he returns for the second and final year of his current contract in 2013.

Henry: No one called for Valentine's firing

Sox players, owners met in July about Valentine

Eight days after it appeared the Red Sox had defused the controversy surrounding manager Bobby Valentine with a vote of confidence from ownership and front office, Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports reported that several players strongly criticized the manage…

Dustin Pedroia on controversy: ‘I don’t think Bobby should be fired’

Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia says he does not have a problem with manager Bobby Valentine and did not push for his dismissal during a meeting between the struggling team's players and ownership in late July. That statement flies in direc…

Report: BoSox met with owners about Valentine

BALTIMORE (AP) Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine expressed surprise over a report that several Boston players met with team owner John Henry and team president Larry Lucchino last month to complain about the manager's handling of the team.

Report: Red Sox players critical of Bobby V

Hey, Look, The Boston Red Sox Are Smearing Their Manager Again

The Red Sox stink. This we know. They are 57-59, fourth place, the whole thing. Why they stink is not quite as clear. Cody Ross and David Ortiz are the only position players who have hit especially well, and no one (save, uh, Scott Achison) has pitched …